Daily Paper's Pan African Vision Updates Spring 2021 Collection

Amsterdam-based Daily Paper adds an update to its Spring 2021 collection with what it calls a mid-season Resort line tailored towards the warmer months ahead. Featuring shapes and details inspired by African flags, the continent’s rich and diverse cuisine, the range of newly-designed summer gear expands Daily Paper’s offering of colorful unisex essential sets and summer accessories.

Daily Paper Founders (from left) Hussein Suleiman, Jefferson Osei, and Abderrahmane TrabsiniPhoto: Courtesy of Daily Paper via Vogue

Founded by Jefferson Osei, Abderrahmane Trabsini and Hussein Suleiman, the new capsule flies their flags: Ghana, Morocco and Somalia.

The three men were born in Amsterdam and grew up in the city’s Old West neighborhood. Osei’s family is originally from Ghana, while Suleiman’s family is from Somalia and Trabsini’s family is Moroccan.

Their messaging is inspired by the African Diaspora, Afrofuturism, and their roots, Vogue wrote in advance of Daily Paper’s recent store opening at 18 Delancey Street in New York: Daily Paper NYC website.

Co-founder Jefferson Osei, who goes by PapaGhana, sat down with Ashlee Janelle In November 2020 to discuss Daily Paper’s journey to New York.

You may have heard about Off-White’s involvement in Ghana’s first-ever skatepark. in the Dzorwulu district of Accra. Daily Paper is also part of the project, launched by Louis Vuitton Men’s Virgil Abloh, in conjunction with his Off-White label. You can read more about Freedom Skate Park on their website .

AOC will write shortly in-depth about the Ghanaian Skate Scene.